Hedges
From strategic planting to regular trimming.
Hedge Pruning & Trimming
is a crucial aspect of landscape maintenance that goes beyond just aesthetics. Regular trimming plays a pivotal role in maintaining the health, beauty, and functionality of your hedges.
The basics
There’s a lot to consider when scheduling in your hedge trimming. The age of the hedge, as well as the intended function and overall aesthetic plays a big part in how we approach every job.
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New hedges require formative pruning for their first couple of years after planting. Formative pruning is usually carried out in winter or spring.
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Formal hedges require more frequent trimming than informal hedges. Maintenance trimming is usually carried out twice a year for formal hedges. Although some formal hedges may need three cuts a year.
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Established hedges require trimming to keep them dense and compact. For informal established hedges maintenance trimming is carried out once a year.
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Maintenance trimming is generally carried out between spring and summer.
You can find out more information on hedge pruning and trimming on the Royal Horticultural Society website
“This is how you run a business; super friendly customer service, excellent comms from start to finish, workers turned up exactly on time (cutting back a huge out of control hedge) and fulfilled job thoroughly and professionally”
— Andy Read
